TIA Technology Acquisition and Deployment Fund
Technology Innovation Agency (South Africa) · Deployment grant
$55KUp to R1 million over up to 24 months
South African fund helping local startups and SMMEs deploy mature technologies with identified government or municipal customers.
Key terms
- Local start-ups and SMMEs
- Must have identified government/municipal customers
- For mature technologies ready for market deployment
- TIA also offers Seed Fund (via tech transfer offices/incubators), Technology Development Fund and Commercialisation Support Fund
Eligibility
- Where
- South Africa
- Stages
- seed, series-a
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
How to apply
Follow TIA's application process and checklist on tia.org.za; contact [email protected].
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-10-22 · source